Koja Kitchen - Santa Clara

I was pleasantly surprised to discover delicious food at a mall food court. KoJa is a restaurant that specializes in Asian fusion cuisine. My wife loved her beef KoJa sandwich, which was served on crispy rice rolls with a sweet and spicy sauce. I myself enjoyed a fresh ahi tuna salad.

The restaurant offers a unique menu with a variety of food options, including well-cooked wings. However, I found that the flavors of the dishes we ordered were not to my liking. While the food was well-prepared, it did not stand out as exceptional in terms of taste.

We tried KoJa for the first time and we absolutely loved it. We decided on a chicken dish, which had a flavorful spicy gochujang sauce as a key ingredient. This sauce was present in most of the dishes and added a nice kick without being too overpowering. We also tried the optional fried egg, which was just okay. The kimchi and greens were a bit too cold for our liking, so we recommend they be served at room temperature for a better experience. Despite this, we are eager to go back and try more dishes at KoJa.

During shopping around the food court, this looked the best! They had an ad for the soy garlic chicken wings and I am slightly influenced by yummy looking pictures: The server was very friendly, and my food came to a reasonable waiting period. The wings were delicious! Flavor was definitely there and wings were well cooked. The reason for the 4-star rating was the portion size a bit small for $9. The wings are not particularly plump, but could just be what I got. Can come back to try some other dishes next time!

Came here for lunch on a busy Saturday evening because most other restaurants were closed and Koja had one of the most interesting menus! I ordered the Ahi Tuna Salad (Ahi tuna, wasabi mayo, seasoned edamame, seaweed salad, imitation crab salad, green onions, masago, wonton crisps, soy ginger dressing) and fell in love! It was such a perfect balance of sweet and spicy and crunchy and just everything! The tuna was really fresh and everything went amazing together. I didn't have the soy ginger dressing because there was enough flavoring in the salad itself. I had also asked for extra greens on the side and they gave me so so much! Most restaurants only add a tiny amount but Koja did a very good job. I was very happy with this meal. I also got the Teriyaki Zen Koja (Soy and portobello mushroom patty, sesame vinaigrette lettuce, pineapple, teriyaki sauce, sesame seeds), and oh my gosh! Another beautiful one! The crispy rice buns were really so crispy and the overall texture and flavor and everything was just perfect That pineapple added such a good touch and this soy amount was just perfect and I just have no more words. Definitely definitely recommend this one! My boyfriend got the Chicken Bowl(Korean BBQ chicken, spicy gochujang sauce, kimchi, green onions, masago, sesame seeds, lemon wedge, fried onions) and he really did like this one. The chicken was good and ingredients or went well together as well. He had half rice and half salad and was happy with the meal as well. I tasted some of the chicken and it was quite good cooked just right and flavored well as well. He also had the Chicken Koja (Korean BBQ chicken, sesame vinaigrette lettuce, tomato, cilantro, spicy gochujang sauce, sesame seeds, lemon wedge). It looked quite massive and had the same chicken as the bowl. He liked it, but as far as flavor goes though, that Teriyaki Zen one was a lot better! I couldn't recommend it more!